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Public Health monitoring measles outbreaks in US, Philippines How vaccines can protect communities. Dr. Jennifer Mullendore dicusses how vaccinations can protect communities against highly contagious infectious diseases like measles.
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CDC: 'Zombie deer disease' spreading in US could infect humans It may sound like a scene out of a horror movie, but cases of "zombie deer disease" are popping up across the Midwest and some experts are warning it could pose a threat to humans.
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Heart attacks are on the rise among young women, study shows (CNN) The risk of having a heart attack appears to be rising among young women, according to a new study, and researchers are trying to figure out why.
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Boulder Flu Risk Still High; Two Colorado Deaths This Season The flu is now widespread in nearly the entire country, according to the latest figures from the CDC. By Mara Abbott, Patch Staff | Feb 19, 2019 11:20 pm ET | Updated Feb 19, 2019 11:20 pm ET.
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HSE confirms seven cases of measles across Co Donegal as outbreak spreads A measles outbreak across Co Donegal is increasing with the HSE now confirming that there are seven confirmed cases of the disease.
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Family's Trip to Vietnam Leaves Unpleasant Souvenir (Newser) - A Canadian father now realizes that a long-held belief isn't true, but that hasn't stopped his three sons from ending up in the middle of a measles outbreak in Vancouver.
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Ireland: Donegal measles outbreak rises to 7 cases In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Donegal, the Ireland Health Service Executive (HSE) says the outbreak total has risen to seven.
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'Zombie deer' disease is spreading across the US: What you should know Is there such a thing as "zombie deer?" The answer is yes, and they may be your newest neighbors. Since the first report of "zombie deer" about 50 years ago, sightings of the deer have spread to several parts of the United States, mostly because the ...
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'Alarming' number of people received restricted fentanyl, study says (CNN) An "alarming" number of US patients received a highly potent form of opioid that is 100 times more powerful than morphine and that they never should have been prescribed, according to a new study.
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Zombie Deer Disease? (No, it's just CWD) SPRINGFIELD -- A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the brain-wasting disease that infects deer could possibly be contagious to humans.
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The You Docs: Here's what you want to know about vaccines Outbreaks of vaccination-controllable diseases are spreading. When the number of measles cases hit 30 in Clark County, Washington, last month, the governor declared a state of emergency.
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NYS kawmakers propose striking religious exemption to vaccines BUFFALO, N.Y. - The subject of vaccine exemptions for children in school is a highly contentious topic when it comes to your health and the health of your family.
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Your heart health deserves attention all year long I recently attended the annual "Her Heart" symposium at the Capital Regional Medical Center. Attendees were provided some very relevant information on the many-varied aspects of heart health from risk factors for cardiovascular disease and treatment ...
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Gay men in New York rate an undetectable viral load as less effective than PrEP Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in New York City rate daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as the most effective HIV prevention strategy when condoms aren't used, and considerably more effective than treatment as prevention or ...
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Heavy smoking can dull color vision A new study included 71 healthy people who smoked fewer than 15 cigarettes in their lives and 63 people who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day, have tobacco addiction, and say they have not tried to quit smoking.
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More social interaction keeps older adults more active Social isolation and loneliness pose major health risks to older adults, and research has shown that social isolation is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
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Gene therapy operation set to save sight British surgeons have claimed a world first after carrying out a gene therapy operation to tackle the most common cause of sight loss in the developed world.
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Beat the winter blues with artificial sunlight RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA TV) - If you're sick of the cold snowy weather, you're not alone. The days are getting longer, but Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, can still get you down this time of year.
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Nuts may lower cardiovascular disease risk from type 2 diabetes Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Eating nuts may give people with type 2 diabetes a better chance of staving off cardiovascular risk. People with type 2 diabetes who ate five servings of nuts per week had a 34 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease death versus ...
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Walnuts, Almonds Help Hearts in Type 2 Diabetes By Serena Gordon. HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Feb. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you have type 2 diabetes and you want to do your heart a favor, a new study suggests you should let your diet get a little nutty.
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Beat the winter blues with artificial sunlight RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - If you're sick of the cold snowy weather, you're not alone. The days are getting longer, but Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, can still get you down this time of year.
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84% of breast cancer patients are in working age in Korea Unlike in the West, 84 percent or more of Korean women diagnosed with breast cancer are under 65, meaning that most new patients are part of the working age population, a report showed.
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Keep calm and don't carry on when parenting teens The field of adolescent psychology is increasingly focused on parents, with researchers asking how mothers and fathers control themselves (and their rising anger) in difficult interactions with their children.
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Star Jones: I Was the Epitome of Heart Disease and Didn't Know It In 2003, Star Jones decided to take control of her weight and health by undergoing weight loss surgery. Over the next two years, she went on to lose 160 pounds.
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Pursuing Eradication of Cervical Cancer Through Preventive Interventions Through rapid expansion of current interventions, the majority of countries could see an end to cervical cancer as a public health problem, according to a statistical trends analysis and modelling study.
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Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine health secretary says 136 people, mostly children, have died of measles and 8,400 others have been sickened in an outbreak blamed partly on recent vaccination fears.
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Surgeons perform first gene therapy procedure aimed at stopping AMD-related blindness Researchers have completed the first gene therapy procedure aimed at stopping age-related macular degeneration. The operation was performed at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, by Robert MacLaren, FRCOphth, a professor of ophthalmology at ...
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Avera Medical Minute: What are the dangers of vaping? SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Food and Drug Administration is calling it an epidemic. The commissioner of the FDA, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, said the number of teenagers using electronic cigarettes is concerning.
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Body Clock Scientist Determines What Time to Exercise to Boost Alertness Anyone who has felt wide awake at 3 a.m. or struggled to stay awake after 7 p.m. knows that the time on the clock face has little to do with how you feel.
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Men who can do 40 push-ups have lower risk of heart disease, study says (Gray News) - Who knew it was so simple? A new study says the number of push-ups a middle-age man can do may be a good indicator of his risk for heart disease.
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Researchers Come up With New Drug Said to Delay Ageing Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have developed a new drug that can delay ageing demonstrated by declining muscle mass, strength and function.
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Oral antifungal drug used to treat yeast infections linked to higher rates of miscarriage: study A drug commonly used to treat yeast infections is linked to an increased risk of miscarriage in pregnant women, according to new Canadian research.
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Facebook to clamp down on anti-vaxxer content Could Facebook finally be curbing its spread of false information on the danger of vaccinations? The anti-vaxxer movement has grown exponentially on Facebook, putting millions of children across the globe at risk as overall immunity drops.
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Hormone therapy increases risk for stroke, VTE in transgender women Transgender women who received hormone therapy had an increased incidence of venous thromboembolic events and stroke compared with men and women not receiving hormone therapy, according to a study published in Circulation.
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